Fall 1979 Incredible Halston Gold & Blue Metallic Silk Dress designer-helena-barbieri The waist nips in and

The waist nips in and you can emphasize it further with the original fabric covered belt

This is the perfect little black knit halter top that you will reach for over and over whenever you want to drop jaws and need something over-the-top sexy

The skirt is long and lean and the bodice simple

It snaps to close so can be worn as open or closed as you prefer

Fall 1979 Incredible Halston Gold & Blue Metallic Silk Dress designer-helena-barbieri The waist nips in andWhen researching this piece I found a pattern in a similar vein from the 1973 collection in the book "Halston" by Phaidon. I believe this may be from that same season and was most likely a custom piece. The fabric is a bias cut, gold & blue metallic lame silk and is extremely light in weight so moves amazingly and feel wonderful when on. It is cut deceptively simple and constructed to skim and drape over the body. The bias cut of the fabric allows it